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lucy O’Byrne (flute) and Atahlia Mills (violin) were part of the Carbondale Middle school band that played during First Friday, Dec. 1, adding to the holiday spirit with sweet sounds.

More First Friday photos on page 15.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

··· . .. ··· A horde of zombies turned out for the annual pub crawl around downtown Carbondale the evening of Oct. 21. Diners lucky enough to be in Town for the popular eatery’s last supper were grateful not only because they were able to enjoy one more dinner before the restaurant closed, but also because they were safe from the insatiable thirst of creepy creatures like Kelly Hedrick.

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A officer’s the A letter to perspective the Firston A former former wildlife wildlife officer’s perspective onLady the Crystal Crystal Trail Trail

By John Seidel The natural grandeur of this valley will thrilltovisitors no matDear Melania, please help us. conscience; people are onbeautiful the defensive, trying anticipate the By John Seidel Biologist Retired DOW and The natural grandeur of this beautiful valley will thrill visitors no matter what side the trail is placed on.

I know the joke: “Melania, blink twice if you need help.”

But next fiasco: a ban on religious freedom, a Machiavellian seizure Retired DOW Biologist and ormer Roaring Fork Valley columnist. what side access thelands, trail on. to is the east side to the riverWorld in Avalanche Creek andif all kidding aside, weValley reallyJournal need your help. I don’t know what ter ofProviding our public aplaced tweet that starts War III… and ormer Roaring Fork Journal columnist.

Providing access to the east side toato the river intoAvalanche Creek and I seeupbringing through the was locallike; papers that the Valley trail provide access significant habitat that be your I hope it proposed was in a Crystal kind, loving fam- Filoha there’sMeadows one thingwill that can bring country its knees, it will is lack I see through the local papers that the proposed Crystal Valley trail Filoha Meadows will provide access to significant habitat that will be sily stillthat being forsoup placement on the eastI side trails to andprofessional off track intrusions.

Mountain satconsidered around the pot each night. hopeof the Crystal degraded by bandit of access sports. The peoplebikers who s still being considered for placement on thediscussed east sideand of the Crystal degraded by bandit trails species. and off They track seek intrusions.

Mountain bikers River.

This controversial placement has been rejected by appear to be a pioneering out new trails and ways you were not over-privileged and coddled (like youwatch the NFL are generally the same God-fearing, River.

This local controversial placement has been discussed and rejectedand by appear to beina previously pioneering untracked species. They seek out meadows. new trails and ways he public, governments, localseen environmental organizations of traveling forests I have no know-who) and that you have the spectrum of Dorito-eating, patriots whoand show up to support our he public, local governments, local environmental organizations and of traveling in previously untracked forests and meadows.

I have no he state Colorado and Wildlife Division (CPW).

I am surprised doubt that these users at will gain access from they’re the eastsupposed side of thetoCryswealth; not onlyParks because people who have played troops parades, but now stop he state Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division (CPW).

I am surprised doubt that these users will gain access from the east side of the Cryshat Pitkin County, wholadders has ledare both themore state interestand natal up old mine roads in Filoha meadows andsister reachwas elk economic chutes and way watching football?!

Not a good idea. My hat Pitkin County, who has led both the state and natal upthat old mine roads in Filoha meadows and reach elk ional to protect natural habitats andbecause placed trails follow the ridge line from Peak down ing toefforts chat with at cocktail parties, but also in the Peace Corps in Guinea and Hawk she witnessed this ional efforts to protect natural habitats and placed trails that follow the ridge line from Hawk Peak down wildlife as a significant value for its citizens, is even conto Elephant Mountain.

Enforcement of closures of eiit may inspire you to help us. I’m counting on your firsthand. Rolling blackouts, empty market shelves, wildlife as a significant value for its citizens, is even conto Elephant Mountain.

Enforcement oftoclosures of eiidering placing this trail in undisturbed wildlife habitat. ther seasonal or new trails has proven be very diffilife experience causing you to infiltrate the 1 percent limited access to healthcare; the good people of idering placing this trail in undisturbed wildlife habitat. ther seasonal or new trails has proven to be very diffiI was tothe theAmerican Carbondale District for the Colcult, and non-compliance demonstrated thatpower some for the assigned benefit of people.

Guinea will put up withhas a lot, but when the I was assigned to the Carbondale District the Colcult, andusers non-compliance has demonstratedrestrictions. that some orado Division 1972for and served ofwent these do notarespect regulations You knowof asWildlife well as (DOW) I do, theinsystem is rigged. out during football match—and riots and lootorado Division of Wildlife in 1972 and served of these users do not respectwildlife regulations andfor restrictions. nOur thatcongress capacityis until 1978.

I(DOW) worked Aspen DOW Kevin Wright, a retired officer both the bought and paid forwith by those wealthy ing in the streets. n that capacity until 1978.

I worked with Aspen DOW Kevin Wright, a retired wildlife officer for both the officer Allenguys Whitaker in identifying and mapping sigCarbondale andare Aspen hasabout in hisour letter of old white you hang out with in Florida.

If your Americans just asdistricts, passionate sports officer Allen Whitaker in identifying and mapping sigCarbondale andspelled Aspenout districts, has and in his letterthat of nificant wildlife habitat for Pitkin County in 1974.

We March 23, 2017 the science studies husband doesn’t know it, he’s a moron, and if he teams, trust me. The proof’s in the body paint. So, nificant wildlife habitat for Pitkin County in 1974.

We March 23, 2017 spelled out the science and studies that also helped regulations thathis would protect support his professional opinion of does, well,write thenland he’s use a liar too. He and cronies are Mel, here’s the deal, you helpthat us the outplacement by whisperalso helped write land usegroundbreaking regulations thatand would protect support his professional opinion that the placement of By Jeannie Perry hese habitats.

This was one of the this trail on the east side will have negative effects on stealing our future and all the media can talk about ing sweet-middle-class-tax-break-nothings into his hese habitats.

This was groundbreaking and one of the this trail on the east side will have negative effects on first the state to incorporate wildlife habitat resident wildlife populations.

Thompson, a long is acounties sad sackin movie producer who was sexually haear at night while he sleeps, Rick and here’s some age-old first inand thezoning state toregulations. incorporate wildlife habitat resident wildlife populations.

Rick Thompson, a long nrassing itscounties planning time private wildlife consultant with a history of peer half of Hollywood.

Don’t get me wrong – I don’t know a advice for picking a good one next time: n its planning and zoning regulations. timeand private wildlife consultant with a history of peer This decision, to locate the trail on the east side of the Crystal River reviewed studies respected positions on numerous developments single woman who has never been harassed, and I’m sure you saw “How to Preserve a Husband” from Edith Farwell’s cookbook, This decision, to locate the trail on the valuation east side ofofthe Crystal River reviewed studiesslope, and respected positions numerous and developments would to this long standing wildlife the western agreed with Kevin’son assessments warnings. plentybe ofcontrary unpleasant opportunities in your modeling days,habitat but we on “Fun with Herbs” 1887. would be contrary to this long standing valuation of wildlife habitat on the western slope, agreed with Kevin’s assessments and warnings. nneed the county.

Since the ’70s there has been a tremendous amount of What is the motivation to put this trail on the east side?

Why would to change thethe perspective of our society as a whole instead Beiscareful in your to selection; do not choose too young, (well n the county.

Since ’70s there has been a tremendous amount of What the motivation put this trail on the east side?

Why would development in this narrow valley that has reduced the usable habiyour county which has supported and protected wildlife habitats for of just firing the old pervs.

I always think people should be held done there, Melania!) and take only such varieties as have been development in this narrow valley that has reduced the usable habiyour county which has supported and protected wildlifeofhabitats for at by the historic populations of the many wildlife species that use this almost 50 years disregard the science and experience experts to accountable forpopulations their actions, butmany the standard of decency inthis this almost reared 50 in years good disregard moral atmosphere (Ah, well…) When once deat by the historic of the wildlife species that use the science and experience of experts to valley as the last habitats available to them.

Elk were originally a placate the ideological desire by a few individuals, with a narrow and country is on a slippery, seedy slope, wouldn’t you agree?

I mean, cided upon and selected, part remain forever settled and and valley as the last habitats available toand them.

Elk were originally a placate the ideological desirelet bythat a few individuals, with a narrow plains animal that occupied the plains river bottoms of the state. single track focus. the POTUS is onoccupied tape admitting to being a sexual predator, and single give your entire thought to preparation for domestic use. Some plains animaldevelopment that plains river bottoms of thespecies state. track focus.historic Continuous ofthe these areasand drove these and other Kelly Grange, owner of Filoha Meadows, offered to sell that’s only the tape that’s been released. insist upon keeping them in pickle while others are constantly Continuous development of these areasareas. drove These these and other are species Kelly Grange, in historic owner of Filoha Meadows, offered to use sell nto Ithe mountains and less accessible habitats the me this property 1976.

Ron Shore, a pioneer in solar energy cannot imagine the ordeal it must be These to wake up every day me getting them into hot water.

(That’sa yours!

I in know, he’s a rare nto the mountains and less accessible areas. habitats are the this property in 1976.

Ron Shore, pioneer solar energy use ast ones available; nowhere else Ileft for them to use. for love inspecimen the valley,ofwent with menarcissism.) and togetherEven we evaluated the hot may springs married to that. there I feelis you, and hope you marry malignant poor varieties be ast ones available; there isfor nowhere else left for them to use. in the valley, went with me and together we evaluated the hot springs I am surprised that this issue is still being debated.

The State Divion the property for use in heating single family homes.

We calculated next time.

I have to tell you, living under the reign of The Orange made sweet, tender and good by garnishing them with patience, surprisedhas thatfor thisover issue30 is still being The State Divi- that on the for10-12 use inhomes heatingwith single homes. ionI am of Wildlife years as adebated. respected professional weproperty could heat thefamily hot springs onWe thecalculated property.

Oneoffeels like being kid in nastyasdivorce, where one parent that wellwe sweetened with smiles andwith flavored kisses then ion Wildlife has advised fora over 30a years respected could heat 10-12 homes hotwith springs onto thetaste; property. agency continuously against locatinga the trail onprofessional the east side We stood in the meadow looked up atthe Chair Mt and decided that neikeeps continuously using the kids to get backlocating at the the other until Christmas wrap well with a steadylooked fire ofup domestic devotion and serve with agency advised against trail on the east side We stood in the meadow at Chair Mt and decided that neiof the river. The push to locate it on the east side is the life-long dream ther of us wanted to develop this beautiful spot. Would Pitkin County isthe ruined and push everyone’s crying.

You can feel it in the collective peaches and cream.

When this thusbeautiful preparedspot. theyWould will keep forCounty years. of river.

The to locate it on the east side is the life-long dream ther of us wanted to develop Pitkin of Dale Will and has been passed on to Gary Tennenbaum of Open have allowed this development on this parcel? I think not. Why of Daleand Will and has been passed on to Gary Tennenbaum of Open have this development on this parcel? I think not. Why Space Trails. allowallowed this impact?

Space and Trails. allow this impact?

A bike trail up the Crystal River valley would be a very nice addiYour existing land use codes would prohibit this development if bike up thetrail Crystal River beand a very nice addiYour existing land use codes would prohibit thisWhy development if ionAto thetrail extensive system of valley Pitkinwould County western Col- being done by a private individual or corporation. let a public ion to the extensive trail system of Pitkin County and western Colbeing done by a private individual or corporation.

Why let a public orado. It could be placed along the west side of the river and the agency do it? Stick to your principles; support knowledge and science The Sopris Sunbewelcomes your letters, no more thanthe 500 words via at news@soprissun.com or 250 words via snail mail orado.

It 133 could placed along westlimited oftothe river and doemail it? Stick to your principles; support Highway right-of-way wouldthe provide aside wonderful experience to agency over emotion and ideology.

This is obvious to knowledge anyone, notand justscience bioloat P.O. Box 399, Carbondale CO 81623.

Letters exceeding that length may be returned for revision or submission as a guest column; Highway 133 right-of-way would providethis a wonderful experience to over emotion This is obvious to anyone, not just biolohe bikinginclude public.

The name, scenic wonders beautiful valley The will deadline be gists, this and trailideology. on the undisturbed east side of the river would deplease your town, andof contact information. forthat submission is noon on Monday. he biking public.

The scenic wonders of this beautiful valley will be gists, that this trail on the undisturbed east side of the river would deenjoyable from the west side of the river. The bike trail along the Col- grade the habitats. Do the right thing. Locate this needed trail along enjoyable from west side ofpopular. the river.Its The bikeyear. trail along the Colgrade the habitats.

Do the right thing.

Locate this needed trail along Losing begets more losing orado River hasthe become very location next to the Interthe transportation corridor of Hwy 133.

As one who rode his bike on That year’s team is mostly underclass- houses, to “High Density”, which would orado River has noticed becomeby very popular.

Itsriver location next to the Interthe transportation corridor of Hwy 133.

As oneis who rodeproposes his bike on tate in not even its users.

The and the canyon are the Hwy 133 during the era of coal trucks; a trail needed.

Just build it men going against upperclassmen from the allow 124 houses.

He also to Dear Editor: tate in not even noticed by its users.

The river and the canyon are the Hwy 133 during the era of coal trucks; a trail is needed.

Just build it ocusRoaring of the users. sameSchool could be said ofisthe Crystal Valleyand Trail. road. Itthen will change be safe and enjoyable for its users. other schools that’salong whenthe theexisting serious butt the very definition of “High DenForkThe High (RFHS) ocus of the users. The same could be said of the Crystal Valley Trail. along the existing road.

It will be safe and very enjoyable for its users. following Glenwood Springs High School’s kicking begins. That’s what happened to this sity” (in the Master Plan of Garfield Co.) (GSHS) lead from years ago and suspend- year’s RFHS team that scored only 13 points to allow 300 houses.

If that precedent is set, now imagine ing varsity football and going with a junior all season with only four upperclassmen.

It’s good the RFHS freshmen and soph- that many tiny houses in many other fields varsity schedule and for the same reason: he Sopris Sun more welcomes your letters, limited to omores no morecompete than 500in words via email at schednews@soprissun.com 250 words via snail mail at a junior varsity in that area. or losing begets losing. he Sopris SunCarbondale welcomes your81623. letters,Letters limited exceeding to no morethat thanlength 500 words viareturned email atfor news@soprissun.com or 250 via snail please mail at .O. Box 399, CO may be revision orThe submission awords guest column; ule, gain confidence, and, in a couple years, Garfield P&Z commission meetI don’t have a lot of CO experience in this exceeding that length may be returned for revision or submission as .O. Box 399, Carbondale 81623.information.

Letters as a guest column; is please nclude your name, town, and contact The deadline for submission is noon on Monday. be competitive in a varsity schedule.

GSHS ing Wednesday, December 13th, at 6 p.m. area.

My high school team was very sucnclude your name, town, and contact information. The deadline for submission is noon on Monday. had un-urban a great deal of success following their in the usual GarCo Commissioner meering cessful, getting your Save thebut aesthetics ofbutt the kicked on a most place.

Governments know that if they control the Save theRiver aesthetics of game, the has to be most suspension, even a state championship. room inthey Glenwood Springs. football field, game after un-urban place. know that if theyEmail controlcomthe Crystal Valley Less invasive options include widening Governments dialogue, control the issues.

Nowhere in Crystal River Valley Stick with the junior varsity program and ments may be sent to P&Z David Pesnichak humiliating for a young man.

Less invasive options include widening dialogue, they control the issues.

Nowhere in the highway shoulders by a few feet where the opinion gathering process has there been Dear Editor: they could show us glory. at dpesnichak@garfield-county.com asap.

I remember taking on a supposedly good the highway shoulders by a few feet where the opinion gathering process has there been Dear Editor: I’m deeply concerned about the Open feasible only, and beginning the trail at the an option for residents to oppose any addiMalo Jr. the trail Everyone, pleaseis also take a given moment to feasible only,Fred andPass beginning at the tional an option residents to oppose anyan additeam in high school and they field top I’mand deeply concerned about thethe Open of McClure bypassing the costly path.forWildlife not opSpace Trails proposed trail took through the Carbondale make your voice heard. top of McClure Pass bypassing the costly tional path.

Wildlife is also not given an opyelling, slapping each other around, and Space and Trails proposed through the and invasive construction within the valley. tion for “none of the above”— evidently they Crystal River Valley.

It hastrail been my home Gary Pax invasive construction “none of the above”— evidently they talking trash.

By fourth quarter, were and Crystal River It has been mywe home No trail should also be an within option.the valley. tion don’tfor speak English or have online access. or thirty yearsValley. andthe I still thrill at its beauty A change in density Carbondale No trail should also be an option. don’t speak English or have online access. or thirty years and I still thrill at its beauty comfortably ahead and we looked across Like Robert Moses the builder of bridges and OST has conveniently deflected attention as I drive Highway 133. I, as do many, love LikeEditor: Robert Moses builder of bridges and away OST hasthe conveniently deflected attention Dear as Ihike drive Highway 133.find I, asno doshortage many, love lineand of scrimmage and saw nothing but highways found, if youthe build it they will come. from “none of the above” option othe bike and of Swamp to sewage highways found, if you build it they will come. away from the “none of the above” option Imagine 300 tiny houses in the field o hike and bike and find no shortage of heads down and heard nothing but sucking Thank you for your time and consideration. to focus attention on where a path should hese opportunities now. I have studied the Thank you for yourCatherine time and consideration. to focus attention on where a path conclushould hese opportunities I have studied the corner from Store (Hwy go Dear Editor: wind.

I don’t know what that feels like, but kitty Jacqueline Dearborn — like its existence is a foregone plans, both A and B.now.

I find no good reason Jacqueline Dearborn like its existence is aball foregone concluplans, both Away andawe B. I find noa good reason 82 and CR 100).

The owner of that prop- go The orange wrecking made good know the felt was lot better.

Marble sion— — and has garnered opinion in on a oI embark upon decades-long costly projMarble sion — and has garnered opinion in a o embark upon a decades-long costly projerty (Oscar Cerise) has requested a zoning a promise.

He has drained the DC swamp The juniors and sophomores experience skewed process to gain an answer they want, ect that will produce endless traffic delays, process to gainand an answercontend. they want, ect that and will produce traffic delays, changeoffrom “Rural”, allows six skewed losing don’tguardrails, turnendless out for football next None the above onwhich Crystal Trail letters page 18 just as Delia Malone others ntroduce signs, pullouts, and None of the above on Crystal Trail just as Delia Malone and others contend. ntroduce signs, guardrails, pullouts, and I initially favored a path that did not eneven bridges required by Plan A or B. Either Dear Editor: I initially favored a path that didgrounds not eneven bridges required

by Planvegetation, A or B. Either Editor: on three ancient wintering planCorrection will destroy the natural alter Dear Pitco OST has been soliciting opinion for croach on threeowned ancientawintering grounds plan willwildlife destroy the natural vegetation, alter months Pitcoabout OST has been soliciting opinion for croach for elk.

I have Carbondale busicritical areas, and cross private the preferred alignment of the In the Nov. 30, 2017, issue of the Sopris Sun, a press release we reprinted fromofColorado Mountain College contained an error. elk.

I have owned a Carbondale busicritical wildlife areas, and cross private months about the preferred alignment the for ness for 12 years and lived there 17 years property.

Further, either plan will ultimately proposed bike path in the Crystal Valley.

Heather Landry is not an oncology nurse,proposed but works inpath the orthopedic/neurology unit.ness Shefor cares for patients whothere suffer17from 12 years and lived years property.

Further, either plan will ultimately bike in the Crystal Valley. esult in bringing an urban project a to have This process is skewed and fatally flawed.

LETTERS page 14 strokes and seizures or those whointo choose major joint replacement surgery. esult in bringing an urban project into a This process is skewed and fatally flawed.

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Hometown support sought for hometown trail

By Megan tackett sopris sun staff

realign [County Road 107] so there would be a little more space between people who If all goes according to plan, on Friday, are commuting and actually need that lot as Dec. 15, Aspen Valley Land Trust will pur- a park-and-ride and all the trail users.” chase the long sought-after 25-acre land The iconic trail system has attracted an parcel at the base of Red Hill. The sale is ever-booming population of bikers and hikthe first step of a larger vision to build a ers, the latter of which include the canine new trailhead and parking for the popular variety. About 85 percent of trail users are 19-mile trail system.

Carbondale locals, according to the Red Hill “I’m super confident this is going to Council. That’s great, but it’s also become a happen,” AVLT Executive Director Su- growing point of concern regarding potenzanne Stephens said of the land acquisi- tial hazards for both trail users and residents tion. While the land itself — which has that access CR 107 to get to and from their been on the organization’s radar for more homes (about two dozen households). than five years — will require “People go to Red Hill $825,000, the entire project to recreate, then go hike carries a $1.35m price tag. up the middle of the road; “We’re about two thirds of it’s a county road,” Red the way there,” Stephens said of Hill Council President AVLT’s fundraising efforts. The Davis Farrar said of pogoal is to buy the land on Dec. tential traffic conflicts on 15, then continue fundraising CR 107. the additional $500,000 or Stephens agrees. “From so needed until mid-January. a pure public-safety angle, “We’re fundraising for the togetting all those trail ustal package because we want ers off the road and away the whole thing to happen. from the cars is going to be The goal is to get this done a big plus,” she said about and make it a win-win for the the project plans. whole community.”

The Red Hill expanPart of that win-win is – Suzanne Stephens sion is not the only poendowing the land, which is AVLT Executive Director tential use of the land — about a mile north of downand that’s another driver town Carbondale, to the town. “I think if for AVLT’s assertive fundraising. Some prithere is a hometown trail, that is it,” Mayor vate commercial developers have also takDan Richardson said of Red Hill, noting en notice of the reduced asking price. “It that the Parks and Recreation Department could be screwed up so easily. It could behad previously attempted to partner with come the next Cattle Creek Crossing and AVLT to purchase the same lot in 2014, storage, gas station… whatever thing you “but it was a little pricey,” he said. want or not want could end up there,” Ste“The engineering bill on that came phens said, noting the several community in about $5 million — higher than we’d partners involved in helping make the new hoped,” Stephens said of the initial propos- trailhead endeavor a reality. “It’s really a al for a “gateway park” that would have community project, and we’re just here to created an underpass beneath Highway 82 support what the community wants and to access the trail network. make it happen.”

Now, the pieces seem to be falling into Purchasing and subsequently giving the place. The asking price for the land came land to Carbondale is only the beginning down, which makes the latest iteration of of the undertaking. “There’ll be plenty of the project feasible. “It’s exciting to think planning work to do,” Stephens said. “We about,” Richardson said. need to get the engineers up there. Hope“That property, it’s a puzzle piece,” Ste- fully, we can get to trail building this sumphens said. “It’s only 25 acres, but it is a key mer, and depending how the fundraising link. By having control of it, we have op- goes and when we’re actually able to turn tions. Ideally we’d love to see [a] new trail- the property over, we might be able to be head, new trailhead parking and actually using [a new trailhead] by next fall.”

“From a pure public-safety angle, getting all those trail users off the road and away from the cars is going to be a big plus.”

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Carbondale’s closest hiking and biking trail system has only become more popular in recent years, and Aspen Valley land trust hopes the acquisition of a parcel at the base of the red Hill will help create infrastructure to support future growth. Courtesy graphics That timing, Farrar hopes, will coincide with the controversial but official Sutey Ranch expansion planning for the area.

“I’m thinking [that] will start after the first of the year and will probably be a yearlong exercise which will hopefully involve input from lots of people,” he said. Earlier this year, the Bureau of Land Management traded almost 1,500 acres of land near the base of Mt. Sopris for 670 acres of more heavily used recreational land — 557 of which are adjacent to the Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) — in what became known as the Sutey Ranch Land Exchange with the billionaire Wexner family.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think we were actually going to acquire the piece and get the Sutey Ranch to add to Red Hill and everything it offers the community, so this is really exciting,” Farrar said.

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Town Report the following items are drawn from town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to staff, trustees and others.

Seasonal happenings The streets crew and parks crew began work on the skating rink at Fourth and Main — installing lights and sideboards, removing leaves and leveling the surface in preparation for colder weather — and installed holiday banners downtown. Letters to Santa started on Dec. 1 and will run through Dec. 15. Drop yours off in Santa’s Mailbox at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center. The letters will then be delivered to Santa at the North Pole. Make sure to sign your name and address so Santa can write you back!

Climbing wall programming Registration is open for December youth climbing classes.

The Town has added a session of the Beginning Youth Climbing Class on Dec. 11 and 18 for $45 and will also be offering the Advanced Youth Climbing Class and the Climbing Club.

New specialized climbing clinics for the winter for adults that will cover the following subjects: Lead Climbing, Ladies Clinics, Technique Clinics, Anchor Building and Gear Cleaning Clinics and Yoga for Climbers. The next clinic, focused on climbing techniques, is set for Dec. 7. Check out the details at www.carbondalerec.com.

Learn to play hockey Registration is now open for this program, which runs Tuesdays and Thursdays Jan. 2 through Feb. 1 at the Gus Darien Ice Rink on County Road 100. Times are by age group: 4-5:30 p.m. for ages 6-9 and 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for 10-14 year olds.

Fluid dynamics Utilities staff flushed a water line along Dolores Way after notifying customers, CRMS, Satank and the Fire De-

partment. Crews were able to get full flow per design at the Crystal Well and the punch list items on the Nettle Creek project have been completed. Also, 24 people gave blood at the last St. Mary’s BloodMobile drive, with other opportunities coming up throughout the winter.

The best for the job Construction bids are open for the construction of a perimeter fence at the west side of Bonnie Fisher Park. Interested contractors can contact Eric Brendlinger at 510-1277 or ebrendlinger@carbondaleco.net. Meanwhile, proposals have been reviewed for the Nettle Creek Hydroelectric feasibility study and staff is working on a recommendation to trustees.

Finally, Utilities has an opening for a maintenance position which closes on Dec. 15.

Zoning out The Planning Commission and staff sent a referral letter to Garfield County on the proposed new zoning district near Catherine’s Store, requesting that the application be denied due to noncompliance with the County’s comprehensive plan. Staff met with the Sopris Lodge team regarding the proposed assisted living facility and “there has been good progress on resolving some of the issues.”

Cops but not crime Eloisa Duarte from the Valley Settlement Project recently spent time with a few Carbondale officers teaching Spanish following an immersion class on Nov. 13.

The Town was not awarded the 2017 Cops Hiring Program Grant, which would have funded an additional officer for 2018.

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Cop Shop From Nov. 22 through 30, Carbondale Police handled 202 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note: THURSDAY Nov. 23 at 9:29 p.m. Two hundred dollars in cash was reported stolen from a home on Merrill Avenue.

SATURDAY Nov. 25 11:23 p.m. Following a traffic stop for failing to maintain a single lane, a 22-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

SUNDAY Nov. 26 at 12:50 a.m. Police responded to a noise complaint in which one of the parties was holding a handgun.

SUNDAY Nov. 26 at 12:00 p.m. Officers contacted an 18-year-old man for alleged disorderly conduct and arrested him on multiple warrants.

MONDAY Nov. 27 at 1:28 a.m. A speeding stop led to the arrest of a 24-year-old woman on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.

MONDAY Nov. 27 at 9:09 p.m. A dead deer was removed from the highway following a collision with a car near Highway 133 and Weant Boulevard. The driver was not injured.

THURSDAY Nov. 30 at 9:05 p.m. Following a two vehicle accident on Highway 133, a woman was treated on scene for head pain and medically released.

Zoning change proposed for new housing project

By Justin Patrick Special to The Sopris Sun

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The Garfield County Planning Commission will consider a developer’s application to amend the county’s comprehensive plan in order to accommodate a vision for a new community of up to 400 small houses in the pasture northwest of the intersection of Catherine Store Road and Highway 82.

Ken Arnold, managing member of Florida and Aspen based GatorCap, submitted an application earlier this year that will be formally considered when the Commission meets Dec. 13. He will likely be met with some push back from neighbors and the Town of Carbondale, who argue that hundreds of new homes will detract from the rustic character of the area and does not jive with the intent of the comprehensive plan.

The 41-acre parcel is currently zoned as “rural,” which requires at least six acres per home. However, even if the parcel were zoned as “residential high density,” the densest scenario for a community currently allowed under the comprehensive plan, only 124 homes could be built there. That number falls short of the 200-400 homes the developer envisions, so before any ground is broken the county must amend the comprehensive plan to make way for what may become an increasingly common response

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A developer has submitted an application to the county to potentially move forward with a housing project on this pasture northeast of the Catherine Store.

Photo by Justin Patrick development were pursued, CDOT would likely upgrade that intersection, providing even better access to public transportation.

The end goal would be an affordable, environmentally friendly, outdoor-lifestyle compatible community that typical upvalley employees would inhabit.

Not everyone shares Arnold’s enthusiasm for the idea. On Nov. 27, the Town of Carbondale wrote a letter to Garfield’s Planning and Zoning Commissioners expressing dissatisfaction with the application: “Garfield County has expended a significant amount of time and resources in developing and adopting the County’s Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code.

The proposed amendment and amendment to the Land Use Map does not seem to align with the sections of the sections of the Garfield County’s Comprehensive Plan... The [Carbondale] Planning Commission would respectfully request that the

County deny the application due to noncompliance with the County’s Comprehensive Plan,” it said. Additionally, some neighbors have expressed concerns about the development’s potential to detract from the rural and agricultural look and feel of that section of the valley.

Arnold was quick to address concerns that he was planning to override the existing expectations of current residents. “It’s a collaborative process with the county, staff, and stakeholders to really come up with a project that benefits the community.”

Next Steps

What: Garfield County Planning Commission Meeting When: Dec. 13 at 6 p.m.

Where: 108 Eighth St., Glenwood Springs More info: tinyurl.com/gatorcapapp

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Arnold contends that the potential neighborhood is exactly the kind of development the area needs. Although the project is in the conceptual stage and no price points have been announced, he has indicated that the homes would be modest units between 800 and 1,500 square feet.

They would not be “tiny homes,” strictly speaking, all built on foundations and without wheels. “I think the community needs affordable workforce housing,” he said. “This is the ideal location for that.

The idea is to create a vibrant outdoor lifestyle community that is in walking distance from a bus line, that people can afford and be able to get to work.”

Arnold believes that whether the valley concentrates development in one location or slowly builds out in established neighborhoods, the net effect of increased population will be felt either way. But there are some significant downsides to building away from the public transportation access found along Highway 82, he said. “If you build several hundred houses up the mountains, you’re going to have all those people that have no other option than to drive their cars.” The parcel near Catherine Store would be located near the Catherine Store RFTA bus stop. Arnold suggested that if the

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Spruce Up The Sun

This year’s winner is …

This year’s theme is

“PEACE AND LOVE”

The contest is open to grades pre-K through high school.

Artwork must be on 8 ½” x 11” paper, vertical orientation.

• You may use a variety of media, such as paint, pen and ink, crayon, chalk, markers, etc.

• Bright and bold colors are encouraged.

• No glitter please.

• Please keep designs 2-dimensional in order for us to scan the artwork for publication.

Let your imagination run wild and get those creative juices flowing.

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13-15 for more winners.

The Sopris Sun continued its Spruce Up The Sun cover competition this year, requesting original designs from contestants in pre-K through high school.

This year's theme was “Sharing the holidays” and over 105 entries were submitted by students from local schools.

As always, Carbondale Middle School art teacher Ami Maes, a former winner of the Valley Journal cover contest, presented The Sun with a large box of entries from her students.

This year’s winner, Gelena Amaral from Carbondale Middle School, captured many elements that make Carbondale unique during the holidays, complete with gift-wrapped presents to share under the roundabout sculpture.

The entries incorporated a variety of subjects sharing the holidays.

They included everything from: holiday characters enjoying Christmas cheer, snowboarding bears, aliens and marine life decorating a tree, ture scenes to Native American cheery naIndians, and fantastical creatures joining in the celebration.

First-place winners in the categories are: Perrin Jones (first/second grade), Kenny Riley (third grade), Juniper Anderson (fourth grade), Anicka Ashcraft (fifth grade), Nayeli Torres (sixth grade), Aislinn Pinela (seventh grade) and Jessie Diehl (eighth grade). This is the second year the seventh and eighth grade winners have won their age categories.

Judging such a competitive contest would not have been possible without the discerning eyes of staff members help of the at Carbondale Arts (CA) and The Sopris Sun. Carbondale Arts and The Sopris Sun would also like to thank all the contestants for sharing their creativity and talents. It made judging a truly difficult task.

See pages 13-15 and visit our website (www.soprissun.com) for additional winners.

Thanks again to all who entered.

Happy holidays!

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Contest winners receive the honor of having their artwork printed in the Dec. 21 issue and posted at wwwsoprissun.com.

The deadline for entries is 5 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 8. Drop them off at The Sopris Sun office in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St., #32) or send them to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623, postmarked by Dec. 4.

Please include your name, school, grade, age and phone number ON THE BACK of your entry.

For more information, call The Sopris Sun at 970-510-3003 or email terrir@soprissun.com.

Warren Miller’s latest movie Line of Descent, plus works by local filmmakers.

Thursday DECEMBER 7 6 PM Third Street Center Carbondale

Produced by the True Media Foundation with DJ Lloyd Johnson and Emcee Auston Tribble.

Buy tickets online at SunlightMTN.com Questions?

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Crystal River Elementary School is looking for community members with a scientific background to be experts at the Fourth Grade Electricity and Magnetism Science Fair from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 14. Community experts will be noncompetitive judges as groups of students present their electricity and magnetism experiments that address the big questions of “How can we be trustworthy scientists?” and “How do scientists investigate invisible forces of nature?”

Interested community members should contact Betsy McMichael at bmcmichael@rfschools.com or 384-5670.

Garfield County is the first community to receive the Governor’s Healthy Community Award presented by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and LiveWell Colorado, part of the OEDIT statewide initiative, “For Colorado: For the Health of It!,” focused on integrating health and wellness into the places Coloradans live, work and play. “The county embraced health and wellness as an economic driver, by creating a cultural demand for healthy lifestyles, supporting local farmers, and expanding bike and pedestrian infrastructure — especially in areas with limited public transit and poor connectivity,” read a release.

Climb on Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) had a hot weekend at the Colorado High School Climbing League’s recent competition at Western State Colorado University.

Fynn Blake of CRMS came in second and overall the CRMS boys team took top honors. On the girls’ side, Anja Simpson of CRMS was dominant, and the whole CRMS girls team also posted the win. On the bouldering side, CRMS again posted a team win with Simpson on top of the girls competition and Blake leading the boys.

On Dec. 3, over 100 Big and Little Buddies gathered at The Little Nell to decorate Gingerbread Houses at the Buddy Program’s 5th annual Gingerbread House Workshop hosted by Helen and Jim Fifield, Nancy and Richard Rogers and Karen Wing. This event is also a fundraiser and raised over $90,000 for the youth mentoring organization that works with nearly 600 youth throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Photo courtesy of Stacy Grimm

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A free lunch

… For bringing 29 feature films to the Wheeler Opera House and Paepcke auditorium Dec. 19 through 30. The holiday tradition showcase the highlights of a cross-section of the forthcoming awards-season contenders. Some, like “The Beguiled,” “The Big Sick” and “Victoria and Abdul,” are no doubt familiar from the marquee of The Crystal Theatre, while others like “Coco,” “Winder River” and “Get Out” have seen broad multiplex play. Still, we’re willing to bet there’s something you haven’t seen if you dig into the full schedule, online at aspenfilm.org. General admission tickets run $20 and are available at aspenshowtix.com or 920-5770.

The newly established 501c3 nonprofit Crystal River Valley Non-Profit Food Co-op is seeking assistance with its initial mission to provided students at local alternative schools with “nourishing, organic, and as locally sourced as possible, free lunches.” Not to be confused with the Carbondale Food Co-op / Dandelion Market, the nonprofit is soliciting funding donors to get the project off the ground. Send your tax deductible donation to 412 Sopris Ave., Carbondale, CO 81623 or direct deposit it at ANB Bank ABA# 107001232 / Acct #: 2800008207. For more information, contact Bill Shepherd at 510-5054 or shepherd64@gmmail.com.

Go Purple For Zoe Saturday, December 9 Noon – 5 p.m.

Element Hotel, Willits $20 includes entry, food, silent auction, raffle, cash bar

20% will be donated to the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado.

Other proceeds will help support Zoe’s medical treatment.

Zoe has always been a vivacious whirlwind of intelligence, charisma, and heart. On April 1, 2017, at 3 years old, Zoe had her first grand mal seizure. She was diagnosed with epilepsy; specifically with a rare, aggressive form of the disease, called Doose Syndrome. She can have hundreds of seizures a day. Less than $1 per patient is spent each year on Epilepsy research in the U.S. Please join us to “eat, drink, learn, give hope and fight epilepsy.”

Donations can also be made to “Go Purple for Zoe” at Alpine Bank.

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Best wishes Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gauldin of New Castle are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Anna Kathryn Gauldin to Dalton Cole Handy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dru Handy of Carbondale. Anna is a second grade teacher and English language development coordinator at Vanguard Classical School in Aurora. Dalton is a marketing operations manager at Hitachi Vantara in Denver. A fall wedding is planned.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Fred Haberlein, Holly Richardson, David Dabney and Lisa Speaker (Dec. 7); Sandra McMullen and Jennifer Lamont (Dec. 8); Kirstie Smith, Vicki Yarbrough, Bob Johnson and Bill Laemmel (Dec. 10); Marc Bruell, Kelsie Goodman, Gerald DeLisser, Lea Linse and Leslie Johnson (Dec.11); Laurel Janeen Smith, Beth Mohsenin (Dec. 12); Amy Broadhurst and Jon Araujo (Dec. 13) and a belated happy birthday to Carol Klein (Dec. 4).

Our Town

Q: What made you decide to go to Naropa and what did it do for you?

A: I really wanted to study music, but I’d had so many friends that went to traditional schools and just burned out. It was a program that offered a different way of teaching. I learned a lot and grew a lot, especially seeing how people value personal inquiry in addition to objective inquiry. I also worked in an outdoor program out there, so I kind of honed these skills to bring back to the Valley.

Natalie Spears

By Will Grandbois sopris sun staff the sopris sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before – a sort of introduction to your neighbors. A while back we caught up with Natalie spears. she’s perhaps best known as a founding member of the local band Pearl & Wood (pearlandwood.com) that seemed to be playing every venue and event around this summer. she’s also a teacher of music and adventure, and she’s currently helping revive the art of the “crankie” scrolling stories — more at nataliespears.com.

Sopris Sun: Where are you from and how did you end up out here?

Natalie Spears: I grew up in Washington D.C., but I spent a lot of time upvalley as a kid because my grandpa helped start the hut system. My dad’s English and I grew up in international schools and I lived in Switzerland for two years as a kid. I think that fed my desire for alternative education. I dropped out of Colorado College to learn about natural build-

Q: Tell us about your summer camp.

A: I really wanted to run a program focused on girls around nature connection.

I want to empower them in a way that I wish I’d been empowered. I don’t think it needs to be exclusive — I’ve been brainstorming about gender and how not to make it this dualistic thing. ing and Laura Bartells was building her straw bale house, so I got in touch with her for what I thought would be a three month internship which turned into six months and nine months and I just fell in love with Carbondale.

Q: What was it that appealed?

A: I think it was how people really genuinely cared about this town. It was a place that felt welcoming and felt like it was supporting me and what I wanted to do.

I just starting meeting all these characters around town and seeing this web of what Carbondale is.

Q: What’s your relationship with the outdoors?

A: I teach skiing and snowboarding and go hiking and backpacking, and that’s all soul feeding to me. I find a lot of peace in experiencing just one tree. I don’t need to charge through the backcountry. And it seems like musical adventures are in the forefront for me right now.

put something together for The Sopris Music Fest and then got another gig and another so we learned a two hour set of music and eventually pulled in Mark who just brought this groove underneath the sound.

Q: Where does the name come from?

A: We were looking for something that could capture the variety of our sound.

We were hanging out with Chris Hassig at Roaring Fork brewing and Miles Phillips’ guitars were on the wall and we notice there was a lot of pearl and wood.

We’re both inspired by the elements of the natural world, and those two things add such contrasting images.

Q: Any plans for the cold season?

A: We’re looking to try to get some stuff rolling and get an album out. I’m teaching music, which I love. It’s really fun to watch and strengthens me as a musician.

You need to have a foundation of theory and technique and skill, but there also needs to be space for the creative.

Q: Do you have a sense of what’s beyond that?

Q: In that case, tell us about Pearl & Wood.

A: I’m trying to craft a life where I can experience the world through the lens of music. I’m not sure if that means staying here and building up a teaching practice or what.

A: Ellie and I had a lot of mutual friends who thought we should play together.

When we finally met we exchanged numbers and got together and it was fun. We

If you know of someone who should be featured in “Our town,” email news@ soprissun.com or call 510-3003.

SOPRIS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS:

Uncommon Women and Others By Wendy Wasserstein

New Space Theater CMC Spring Valley Campus

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Roaring Fork choir ready to sing in the holidays

By Will Grandbois sopris sun staff At a small school, a single teacher can make all the difference.

Case in point: Marcia Kuhlman and the fledgling Roaring Fork High School Choral Music Department, which puts on its inaugural Holiday Harmonies Winter Concert event beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at The Orchard.

Although far from lacking in performing arts — Mark Gray leads bands for both middle and high school, Rachel Cooper coaches speech and hosts a meet and Ralph Young ran a robust drama department until his departure — RFHS’s choir program has been intermittent.

In fact, the current crop of singers is already the largest the school has ever fielded, according to Kuhlman.

“It’s a chance to tap into that talent.”

Kulhman hails from Detroit originally and Grand Junction most recently, and brings a Masters in Choral Conducting with her. Her husband works in the oil and gas industry, and while she doesn’t technically need to work, that’s not going to stop her.

“It’s a real commitment. I hemmed the dresses for the concert myself. I’m here early and late a lot and I’m not sorry,” she said. She’s also taking an intercambio Spanish course to better mesh with the school’s diversity.

The students bring plenty of commitment, too. While the girls’ choir is a class,

the rFHs Women’s Choir rehearses for a concert earlier this fall. Courtesy photo the boys meet at lunch. This spring, they may take time out of school to participate in competition — for comments only at this stage.

“A lot of these guys had never been on stage before,” she said. “They need this outlet.”

Mike Topete is one of those kids whose choir experience amounts mostly to “10 years of singing along with songs on the car radio,” but after the group’s first concert back in October he’s learned how to deal with “that creeping fear in the back of your head.”

“It’s nerve wracking to be surrounded by people with more experience, but it’s also comforting,” he said. “When you do it with an audience, it serves a bigger purpose.”

Even with musical experience, choir has a lot of different opportunities and chal-

lenges. Just ask Travis Ochko, who’s part of the high school band “Sleepy Justice.”

“I’ve noticed how much I’ve already grown vocally. A room full of people that share the same passion adds a deeper beauty to the process,” he said. “You have to place a lot of trust in other people, but it’s really cool to hear someone just nail their part.”

The singers — men and women — have really grown together. The performance will feature individual talents as well as bringing the whole crew together with support from the guitar class (which includes several choir members, anyway).

Quite aside from the cooperative element, Bailey Griebel sees something extra special about vocal music.

“It’s not just blowing into an instrument,” she said. “It’s more personal and you pay

more attention.”

The kids hope that will come out on stage, whether they’re singing quirky tunes about cocoa or tackling a traditional Spanish carole.

“We really get to prove what we can do,” said Patrick Keleher.

A robust audience would be an excellent show of support, and the event is also a fundraiser for the program, complete with a silent auction featuring items from local restaurants, businesses, and artists.

Long term, Kuhlman hopes to see the choir turn into something great.

“No one wants to be part of something that’s mediocre,” she said. “You have to build that ownership.”

With choir well on its way, she’ll turn her attention toward drama in the spring — so look for a return of RFHS stage productions next school year and don’t be surprised if there’s a musical.

Next Steps

What: Holiday Harmonies Choir Concert When: 7 p.m. Dec. 12 Where: The Orchard (10 Snowmass Dr.) How much: Adults are $10, students and seniors are $8, children 6-12 are $5 and anyone younger gets in free. Get ’em in advance by emailing mkuhlman@ rfschools.com More info: roaringforkchoirs.wixsite. com/holidayharmonies.

WE GIVE A DIME This holiday season remember that each time you use your debit card, Alpine Bank donates 10 cents to local nonprofits. Last year, Alpine Bank donated nearly $1 million, one dime at a time.

Spark change in your community by getting your card today.

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to list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

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HOLIDAY CONCERT • The Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra celebrates the season with a performance of holiday music at 4:30 p.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.). Families, children, and young musicians are all encouraged to attend.

BOOK SIGNING • Carbondale resident Jade Wimberley, a licensed naturopathic doctor, will sign her new book “The Health Revolution: Give Yourself the Healthcare You Deserve,” from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lux Wellness Center (1372 Main St.). More info at 510-5394 or office@luxwellnesscenter.com.

WINTER STOKE • Sunlight Mountain Resort and the True Media Foundation are hosting the Second Annual Winter Stoke Film Festival at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) and Dec. 21 at the New Ute Theatre in Rifle.

SMALL WORKS; BIG STATEMENTS • The Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave., Basalt) hosts a 5 to 7 p.m. group exhibition representing the beauty of the west through prints, paintings, photographs and sculpture. Featured artists include Paula Schuette Kraemer, Leon Loughridge, Joel Ostlind, and Sherrie York.

COMEDY SHOWCASE • A night of homegrown hilarity with some of the valley’s funniest comics, including Beth Brandon Arenella, Don Chaney, Todd Hartley, Glenn Smith and Bryan Sobolewski and the comedy debut of Aspen Daily News

PET HOLIDAY • Colorado Animal Rescue (2801 C.R. 114) offers photos with Santa from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., plus adoption specials, drinks and refreshments.

SHABBAT • The Neshma Center celebrates the holiday season with lots of latkes, dreidels and activities for the whole family beginning at 6 p.m. at the Element Hotel (499 Market St., Willits). reporter Chad Abraham. It all starts at 8 p.m. at The Arts Campus at Willits (360 Market St., Basalt).

THU Dec. 7 – SUN Dec. 10

UNCOMMON WOMEN • Colorado Mountain College’s Sopris Theatre Company presents Wendy Wasserstein’s “Uncommon Women & Others” at the New Space Theatre on the Spring Valley campus (3000 CR 114.) Directed

by Brad Moore, it follows the paths of five women who attended a competitive Seven Sisters school in the early 1970s — transitioning into the real world just as the real world was transitioning itself.

Tickets are $18 for adults and $13 for students, seniors and CMC employees.

Curtain is 7 p.m. on Dec. 7, 8 and 9; and 2 p.m. on Dec. 10. For tickets or info, visit coloradomtn.edu/theater.

THU Dec. 7 – SUN Dec. 17

CONSTELLATIONS • Thunder River Theatre Company presents the romantic

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Three Mistaken Songs, Two Broken Hearts, and a Baffled King, All in a Key of Reverence... with Aaron Brown, guest speaker Join us Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 - 10:00 a.m.

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Presiding Minister: Shawna Foster Inspirational, Contemporary Music: Jimmy Byrne Preschool with Justice Bouchet

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story of a beekeeper and a physicist who meet and fall in love. Directed by Mike Monroney and featuring Roaring Fork Valley locals Nikki Boxer and Nyle Kennin, “Constellations” runs December 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. except matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets at thunderrivertheatre.com or 963-8200.

FRI to THU Dec. 8-14

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Lady Bird” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8-14 except Dec. 10 showtime is 5 p.m. and “Loving Vincent” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m.

Dec. 9 and 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 10.

FRIDAY Dec. 8

KIDS HOLIDAY SALE • Shop for inexpensive gifts that your children can give this holiday season from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St.) All pottery for sale is donated to the Clay Center by our favorite local artists and priced between $2 and $10. Only kids can shop,

SATURDAY Dec. 9

SAWLIDAY SALE • Join S.A.W. artists from 3 to 8 p.m. for the annual open house, art sale, and fundraiser at 525 Buggy Circle. This year, a silent auction will benefit the Carbondale Clay Center’s Angus Graham Memorial Scholarship fund, which will support young artists who would like to learn to express their creativity with clay. For more information visit sawcarbondale.com.

OPEN HOUSE • Join Stepping Stones drop-in center from 5 to 7 p.m. for an evening of food and fun to celebrate a successful year. Stop by and enjoy desert, games, and tours of the facilities at 1010 Garfield Ave.; free and open to all families and community members.

TACOS & SALSA • Stop by The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits) for fresh made tacos by Nacho, drink specials, and dance music spun by DJ RAZZA. Salsa lessons at 8 p.m. and then the dancing kicks off an hour later.

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Community Calendar SAT Dec. 9 & SUN Dec. 10

NUTCRACKER • Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s traditional seasonal production features a cast of over 60 performers. Catch it at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday at the Aspen District Theatre (235 High School Road); tickets start at $36 at aspenshowtix.com.

TUESDAY Dec. 12

HOLIDAY HARMONIES • The Roaring Fork High School Choir’s affordable, heart-warming musical event for the whole family at 7 p.m. at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.). Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors and $5 for youngsters (under 5 free); email mkuhlman@rfschools.com for info.

VODKA & VAN GOGH • Julie Lang instructs a featured artwork step-bystep while you relax, sip and paint along from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Marble Distillery (150 Main St.). $35.00 includes your canvas, paint, brushes and an apron; call 963-7008 or email scoop@marbledistilling.com to reserve your spot.

WEDNESDAY Dec. 13

CLASS & GLASS • A hands-on, behind the scenes look at how to make scented all natural soy wax candles at 6 p.m. at the Marble Distillery (150 Main St.). $20 includes one candle and one signature holiday cocktail.

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Ongoing

HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include… One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plantbased nutrition, other medical issues. Call retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, M.D. for appointment (379-5718). First Monday of every month catch a powerpoint presentation

by Dr. Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition, 7 to 8:30 p.m., board room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

Fourth Monday of every month, plant-based potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room, Third Street Center. All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing. More information at www.davinikent.org.

HIGH NOON • Bring your compliments, complaints and ideas to Sopris Sun Editor Will Grandbois at 12 p.m. Thursdays at the Pour House (351 Main St.).

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair. Contact Marlene for more info: 928-9805.

SENIOR MATTERS • The nonprofit Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norton at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednes-

day of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train. Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

erson at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) suite 33.

SENIOR RADIO • Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

YOGA • Get a donation based introduction to Hatha Yoga Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

WRITERS GROUP • Wordsmiths of all experience and abilities gather at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of the month.

POETRY WORKSHOPS • Release your inner poet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month a the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

BRONCO BABBLE • Get excited for the next big game and share your own thoughts from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays on KDNK. MEDITATION • Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Additionally, The Monday Night Meditation Group meets from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyone’s invited for SRF meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month and 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month.

FIGURE DRAWING • Drop in for figure drawing with Hone Williams and Staci Dick-

DECK THE WALLS • The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) hosts a seasonal artisanal market.

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays.

The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at White House Pizza (801 Main Ct.) at noon every Thursday.

LET’S JUST DANCE • Feel great, have fun and dance Tuesdays at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Catch a free lesson at 7 p.m., then from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. it’s open dancing with two-step, swing, waltz, line dance, salsa and more. No partner or experience necessary. $8/person; $14/couple.

Questions? Call 970-366-6463 or email billypat4@gmail.com.

NOT HORTICULTURE • SMG (Save Michelle’s Garden), a political action group based around the philosophy of Michelle Obama’s White House Garden, meets at 4 p.m. every other Thursday at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

MINDFULNESS • The Mindful Life Program in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) offers group sessions Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is by donation and registration is not necessary. Info: mindfullifeprogram.org and 970-633-0163.

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This Land … is your land.

Lewisforget announced as new Don’t to vote!

Ballots executive were maileddirector to all registered CDOT

voters Oct. Hickenlooper 16 and shouldannounced now have Gov.onJohn been received. on Nov. 20 that Michael Lewis will be the Ballots must be returned Nov. 7. Votnext executive director forby the Colorado ers are reminded to affix 49-cents postage Department of Transportation (CDOT). to their ballots if they chooseserved to return Lewis most recently asthem the by mail. Ballots mustDirector be received the Deputy Executive and by Chief Nov. 7 deadline — postmarks are reOperating Officer for CDOTthat where he ceived later thantechnical, that dateorganizationwill not be provided policy, counted.

Voters may direction also drop off balal and operational for their the $1.4 lots in person at the drop located outbillion organization withbox 3,000 employside Hall. as the ees. of Hethe is Carbondale most knownTown for serving Project Director of the Central Artery/ Flu vaccinations available at Tunnel Project, more commonly known Medicare workshop as the Big Dig in Boston, MA. He manThe Colorado Society will aged all aspectsGerontological of design, construction host a free educational workshop, Medicare and administration of the $14.8 billion Monday, at the Third Street Center Nov. 6 project, one of the world’s largest and to address the changes to Medicare that benmost complex infrastructure projects. eficiaries expectto to see in 2018.

“I’m can honored have the chance to Walgreens will be on hand toinmake flu work for Gov. Hickenlooper this cavaccinations available. who wishes pacity and be part ofAnyone this cabinet,” said to receiveLewis. the vaccine will has simply Michael “CDOT an present incredtheir Medicare Card and their ible opportunity in the next fewinsurance years to card to one of the Walgreens address many of our safety pharmacists, and congeswho will take the information andforward admintion problems, whether moving ister vaccine.

Walgreens handle the withthe very needed projects,will continuing to Medicare/insurance billing. improve the customer experience with a Open for Medicare focus onenrollment the operations of ourbeneficisystem, aries ends Dec. 7.

This is the of year or advancing transportationtime technology when Medicare beneficiaries need to through our RoadX Program.” review their“Mike currenthas health insurance as coverage, pria reputation a problem marily for prescription drugs through solver and brings an incredible transporMedicare Part D. For those individuals tation background to CDOT at a who time are currently enrolled in awith Medicare Adwhen our state is faced significant

transportation saidplans Govervantage Plan andchallenges,” want to change or nor John Hickenlooper.

“Inow lookisforward return to original Medicare, the time to make seeingthat his change leadership as we embark on to as well. significant future projects.”

LewisBowl’ will assume this role in December.

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out of order Garco approves 2018 budget

Effective immediately, Colorado aParks Garfield County has approved baland Wildlife is instituting fishing anced projected budgeta voluntary for 2018.

The closure a popular on the Pan budget at includes $83area million for Frying operations River located downstream the Ruedi and $14.1 million in capitalfrom projects.

Reservoir Dam. The fishingprojected spot — known The $104.8 million budlocally as the Toilet Bowl — will experience get also includes $8.6 million in discresignificantly reduced flowand as water that nortionary expenditures projects the mally feeds the pool will be re-routed to facounty’s 2018 year-end fund balances at cilitate maintenance. roughlyrequired $102.7dam million – a drawdown Work on the dam, owned and of $16.3 million fromwhich 2017.isRevenues in operated bydown the Bureau of Reclamation, is 2017 were $2.6 million from proestimated to continue through Nov. 10; jections, mainly due to lower property however, it could take longer if additional tax collections. work is necessary.

The budget includes $53.4 million in more information the voluntheFor general fund; $20.1about million in the tary fishing closure,fund; contact Colorado Parks human services $14.1 million in and Springs at the Wildlife’s road andGlenwood bridge fund; andoffice nearly 970-947-2920 information $3.6 million inand theforpublic health about fund. work on the dam andrevenues dam operations, conProjected operating are expecttact Tim Miller of the Bureau of Reclamaed to exceed expenditures by $175,000 tion at 970-962-4394. in 2018.

“This budget addresses all of our viRangers sions, our receive priorities,recognition and our goals, and Five White River National Forest said emserves as a blueprint for action,” ployees are the recent recipients of individCounty Manager Kevin Batchelder. ual, prestigious awards their “This will be the thirdrecognizing straight year of contributions to the land and the commua fiscally conservative budget, where we nities they the serve in given their respective profeshave held line, the revenue situsional ation. fields.

Despite reduced revenues, we’ve “These recognitions, both internal and been able to maintain our service levels.”

The demonstrate commissioners the external, whatapproved a lot of people budget unanimously. already know: that the White River National Forest has incredibly dedicated, hardworking and talented peoplepublic stewarding Forest Service seeking these lands onon behalf of theHighlands American pubcomment Aspen lic,” said Scott Fitzwilliams, Forest SuperviThe Forest Service is seeking public sor. “I am extremely proud to share these comment on a project proposal from awards with our local communities,” he Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) on Assaid. Andrew Larson, Erin Carey and Katy pen Highlands.

Nelson all received recognitions for their The projects include installation of the work in the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District. new Goldenhorn Platter lift, tree removal and grading on skier’s right of Oly Face CDOT director resigns and glading on slopes of Eden. All projHickenlooper announced ectsGov. are located within today the Aspen HighShailen Bhatt will leaving his role as Exlands Special Usebe Permit Area boundary ecutive Director of the Department of (SUP) and referenced in the 2013 Aspen Transportation (CDOT).

Highlands Master Development Plan.

“Shailen’s and drive has Installationinnovation of the Goldenhorn Platter pushed the Department of Transportation lift will offer guests, specifically race athto work to standturnaround up a transportaletes, a tirelessly more efficient time tion network Construction that can meet activities the needsfor of for training.

Colorado,” saidconcrete Governor John Hickenthe lift include foundations for looper.

“We wish him the best and can only lift terminals and towers, powerline insay ‘watch out’ as he brings his expertise stallation at the top of the Thunderbowl and creativity to a new challenges.” lift to the surface lift set topofterminal, and Gov. Hickenlooper appointed in minor grading at the proposed Bhatt top terFebruary of 2015. During his tenure, Bhatt minal area. focused on public safety and will worked to This public scoping period be the better the lives offor Coloradans an only opportunity individualsthrough interested improved transportation system.to identify in or affected by this proposal Bhatt will leave his position in December any potential extraordinary conditions or to become president and Chief Executive significant issues before the responsible ofOfficer at theaIntelligent Transportation Soficial makes decision. For more informaciety of America.

CDOT’s DeputyMountain Executive tion please contact T.J. Broom, Director and Aspen-Sopris Chief Operating Officer Mike Sports Lead, Ranger District, Lewis has404-3159. been named interim director. at (970)

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Bears Ears — missing facts and misconceptions

By Jim Stiles The Canyon Country Zephyr Originally published by the Deseret News The Bears Ears National Monument controversy continues unabated, and President Trump’s visit to Utah is sure to keep the fires burning.

Media coverage has been dominated by the agendas of mainstream environmentalists and the corporate recreation industry.

But opinions on this issue need to be based on the best and most accurate information available. Consider these common misconceptions and some badly needed facts:

dicate otherwise. While energy potential exists near the monument, federal land managers, geologists and most local residents agree that opportunities for commercially recoverable oil are low inside it. Even the Grand Canyon Trust admits that “the uranium mining boom in southeast Utah has long since passed, and oil and gas are not resources that exist in high quality or great quantity in Bears Ears.”

Likewise, there are still a few monument opponents who believe there are profitable resources to be extracted from it. I believe they’re also mistaken.

OPINION

Monument status is essential to protect the region’s priceless archaeology.

It’s repeated ad nauseum on social media and it is false. National monuments are created via the 1906 Antiquities Act, but that law was hopelessly weak. In 1979, Congress passed the “Archaeological Resources Protection Act” to address those shortcomings. Former BLM Grand Gulch ranger Lynnell Schalk noted in “Archaeology” magazine that the Antiquities Act “was a slap on the wrist. With the passage of ARPA, the looting and trafficking of archaeological resources was given a felony provision.”

The monument was already federal land, protected by ARPA. We know funding is critically limited. Concentrate resources to enforce that law.

Without monument status, Bears Ears will be decimated by energy extraction.

Again, false. While environmentalists like SUWA board member Terry Tempest Williams insist that monument opposition is a “Big Oil” conspiracy, the facts in-

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Bears Ears National Monument honors Native Americans by giving them “active co-management” of the monument.

False. Bears Ears will be managed by the federal government, which will “retain ultimate authority over the monument.” The proclamation specifically provides only for an advisory commission of the tribes to offer advice, but that’s as far as their authority extends.

Everyone who opposes the monument is a racist.

There certainly is racism in San Juan County. It exists in Grand County too, and just about anywhere you can throw a dart at a map. But it doesn’t manifest itself via opposition to this monument.

If anything, affluent, white, urban environmentalists have made racism a part of their marketing strategy and created their own Native American stereotypes, insisting that all tribal members share the same values and views.

The fact is, there is as much diversity of opinion among the tribes as there is anywhere else.

If there’s a need to categorize, then separate those who truly support wilderness for its intrinsic values, like solitude, habitat protection and archaeological preservation,

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versus those who want to exploit the monument’s economic recreation/tourism potential.

For example, the pro-monument Inter-Tribal Coalition supports commercial rock climbing in the monument, insisting that climbers “will be committed and effective advocates for good land-use policies.” And yet, for decades other tribes have fought vainly to protect sacred sites from persistently reckless and insensitive rock climbers.

Navajo vice president Jonathan Nez wrote, “Tribes have united to stand their ground against recreation, industry and development. The Bears Ears are sacred to our people.”

Yet Navajo Ken Maryboy, the most vocal monument supporter from Utah, told the Navajo Times, “if Navajo could … co-manage this area, we will have money coming in from hunting, tourism, sightseeing.” And Maryboy supported the now defunct “Grand Canyon Escalade,” a massive tourist development that was to be built on the canyon rim, complete with trams and hotels.

Both are Navajo. But with starkly different views.

Ultimately, tourism is a clean, less destructive economy that can transform the West.

Have you been to Moab lately? It was the Grand Canyon Trust’s Bill Hedden who said almost 20 years ago: “Everywhere we looked, natural resource professionals agreed that industrial-strength recreation holds more potential to disrupt natural processes on a broad scale than just about anything else. It’s a very tough problem affecting all of us.”

It would be gratifying if everyone, including the Grand Canyon Trust, remembered those words.

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intentions. If they support the monument because they think it will be a boon to the tourist economy and that the sheer numbers it will bring to the area will transform it in ways no one might have imagined just 20 years ago, if they think the rural West is better served by creating more Moabs, then by all means, they should support the monument.

But I think most monument proponents don’t want that. And so they need more hard facts. A few months ago, Sen. Orrin Hatch insulted the tribes when he suggested that they “don’t fully understand … a lot of the things” regarding Bears Ears, and said that they were “being manipulated.”

Hatch was wrong to single out the tribes; had he broadened the scope of his remarks to include white, affluent, urban environmentalists of all ages, coast to coast, who still don’t grasp the facts, he might have been on to something.

the Marshall Direct Fund’s Global Kid Connect program brought 11 kids from lahore, Pakistan through Carbondale on Nov. 29. there, they had a chance to meet their pen pals at Carbondale Community school, with whom they’ve been communicating weekly. “there’s real power in cross cultural exchange, and we’re already seeing the students creating bonds and understanding about each others’ backgrounds and cultures,” said MDF’s executive Director Danielle Givens.

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Rams are the champions

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Dec. 5, 1977

Dec. 10, 1987

A special extra edition of The Journal was dedicated exclusively to the Roaring Fork Rams’ victory in the state football championships. The seniors on the team had begun their high school careers alongside head coach Rocky Whitworth in the fall of 1974 — which also happened to be when the team joined class AA. Playing in a different league than the team’s previous state title, they nevertheless went 12-1 for the ’77 season, and became known as a “giant killer” after victories over bigger schools like Glenwood Springs, Gunnison and Sheridan.

The final game against the Brush Beetdiggers was played at home.

With no points in the first quarter, quarterback Neil Jensen put on the heat and made two unanswered touchdowns for the Rams before the half — with plenty of help from John Yocom and Alan Joyner and Mike Stark contributing the PATs to bring the halftime score to 14-0. On the defense, Gary Soucie, Scott Maynard and Rob Goodwin all warranted mention. Yocom later contributed a 94 yard touchdown before Brush managed to forestall a shutout with a 50 yard touchdown and a two point conversion. As the momentum began to swing, however, a safety and a controversial possession call gave the Rams a chance to run away with it — and they did. Two touchdowns from Joyner, a two point conversion, another PAT and a 90 yard last ditch toss by substitute QB Darryl Albert brought the final score to 44-8 Rams.

Cable TV giant Telecommunications International announced that it would purchase Carbondale’s system from TeleMax Cable, which had in turn bought Carbondale Cable TV — form in the 70s by a group of local investors — two years before. Silt’s TeleMax system was also part of the sale. Town Attorney Peter Craven suggested the Board of Trustees wait until references, a rate schedule and other minutiae were provided before approving a franchise transfer, but it otherwise appeared a done deal.

Dec. 11, 1997

Carbondale was forced to offer Town Manager John Heir a $45,000 loan in an effort not to lose him to rising housing costs. Already, at least one town engineer applicant had chosen not to take the job for that reason, and some police officers were noted to be living in New Castle (it’s now far more common for them to live out of town than in).

Dec. 13, 2007

Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley was in the midst of remodeling a former garage into an apartment for disabled resident Michael Grandbois in what his mother, Rebecca Young, characterized as “a miracle on Garfield Street.”

(Yes, this is Sun Editor Will Grandbois’ family we’re talking about, but as the story was prominently featured on page 3, he doesn’t feel too bad about choosing to highlight it over the removal of 39 cottonwood trees in River Valley Ranch.)

and turned it into a sewage pit of giddy billionaires. Meanwhile the gullible minions are excited about the coming apocalypse, praying it will raise them to his venerable height.

As the news becomes more disturbing, I am reminded about the three kinds of people in the world. The first is the type A fellow that takes advantage of people because he can and it would be a shame not to do something so easy. The second is the type B chump that believes the fog of lies from the A fellow. He would do anything that A asks even get maimed or killed in his service.

The third is the type C guy that sees the A-B dynamic and somehow evades the A traps and delusions and is able to live a life outside that dynamic. Evolution teaches that no matter what last scrap of decency current lawmakers are able to scrape from the law, the earth will survive, life will go on, and we can still find beauty and solace in the land, if we look. That’s all we ever had to begin with.

John Hoffmann Carbondale •••

Editor’s note: The following letters were submitted by Carbondale third graders as part of a class-wide effort to encourage the construction of a pedestrian and bike path on the unincorporated section of Snowmass Avenue between Sopris and Main. They will present their project to Carbondale Trustees at 5 p.m. Dec. 12.

Make it safe to bike/walk Dear Editor: Imagine if your kid had to take the long way to school or risk getting hit by a car. That happens to kids every day right now. We should have a bike path on Snowmass Drive that connects to the Rio Grande Trail.

First, a path would make it easier for students to get to school. Sometimes kids have to go a really long way and a really confusing way to get to school just so they don’t ride in the street. Sometimes kids get a tardy slip and it is not fun being late to school, is it?

Second, if we do not get the bike path kids who take their bikes to school will get cold in the winter if they take the long letters page 19

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Letters continued from page 18 way. They will be freezing when they get to school. If there is a bike path on Snowmass Drive they can take the short way to school.

Finally, a bike path on Snowmass Drive would make it safer for all people, not just students. For example, our class saw a woman walking with her baby on the street. A car came and had to swerve around them. That is not safe. People are not safe when they are walking, jogging or biking in the street. All those people would ride the bike path a lot if there was one.

People would ride bikes from home to school and school to home in a safe way with a bike path.

In conclusion, I hope you join our plan and help convince the Carbondale trustees to build a bike path on Snowmass Drive.

Brynn Stringham Parker Friend Chase Fenton Juan Barajas Castro Crystal River Elementary School

How much is a life worth?

Dear Editor: Did you know that every day children in Carbondale are walking on a busy road to school without a sidewalk? We need a bike path on Snowmass Drive connecting the Rio Grande Path to the Carbondale schools so that students have a safe way to get to school.

One reason we need a path is every year the CRES third graders go on a trip to Rock Bottom Ranch. At the end of the year, we will bike to Rock Bottom Ranch and camp for the night. In the past, teachers had to ask the police to come and stop the traffic just so we could bike safely. The police have other things to do. If there was an emergency they wouldn’t be able to do it. If students get hit by a car, they wouldn’t be able to go camping.

A second reason we need a sidewalk connecting the Rio Grande Bike path with the sidewalk on Snowmass Drive is because it is not safe for students to walk on

the street to get to school. Students could get hit by cars. In fact, not just students but anyone could be hit by a car if walking that route. Some kids have to walk farther just so they have a safe sidewalk to walk to school.

Also, building that bike path would make a clear and obvious way for citizens and visitors to explore Carbondale. Visitors might want to explore Carbondale. People who do not know Carbondale might want to walk on the bike path and right now there is no trail on Snowmass Drive so they do not have a safe way to pass.

You might be thinking this path is too expensive. It is about $300,000 but a kid’s life is worth more than $300,000. How much is someone’s life worth to you? I think a life is worth way more than $300.000.

Your child is important and not money.

You want to make sure they are safe.

As you can see we need a bike path connecting the Rio Grande Trail with Snowmass Drive. It provides a way to connect the Rio Grande with Snowmass Drive, it creates a continuous path connecting Aspen to Redstone, and it keeps students safe.

Please, work together with the Carbondale Town Council to make this path happen.

Valeria Vega Sanchez Belen Montes Gutierrez Eddie Figueroa Alexa Magana Zavala Crystal River Elementary School

Where the sidewalk ends Dear Editor: Have you ever been riding your bike on Snowmass Drive and had to stop because the path ended? Well, we have some advice for you. You should have a path on Snowmass Drive to connect to the Rio Grande path. First, third grade needs a new path.

If your class goes on a walking field trip to town hall you should have a path so you don’t get lost. When we were walking to town hall the path stopped and we got lost.

It’s time we have a path.

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Our second reason is we could get to school faster. For example, some kids have to ride in the road or cross the road to get to the other side. If we had the path, they could just ride their bike on the path. For instance, if kids get lost without the path they wouldn’t get to school.

Most importantly, we need a path so kids can make it back home safely. So you don’t have to call your family for help so they are not worried and so you don’t have to lose your family because they have no clue where you are. Also, with a path third graders won’t have to cross the road and get hurt by a car that’s why 3rd grade needs a path.

Lastly, when third graders bike to Rock Bottom Ranch at the end of the school year we don’t want any student or teacher to get hurt. Don’t you think we really need a new path for third grade so they are safe when they go on there trip to Rock Bottom Ranch?

Santiago Corcuero Julia Rafello Michael Parada-Serrano Andie Ruiz Crystal River Elementary School

Picture a path Dear Editor: What bike path connects to the path on Snowmass Drive? Well, there is none… yet.

Imagine you’re riding your bike to town on a cold winter day. Suddenly you get stuck in traffic. Why, you ask? Because the bike path on Snowmass Drive does not connect to the Rio Grande Trail. Someone needs to build the path on Snowmass Drive to the Rio Grande Trail so bikes don’t need to use the road.

At the end of the Crystal River Elementary School, or CRES, third grade year we go to camp at Rock Bottom Ranch. The problem is there is no sidewalk or bike path. The teachers try to keep the kids safe, but they could still get run over by cars! So CRES needs a bike path connecting to the Rio

Grande Trail.

Our last reason is that if you are ever in Carbondale and you want to go into town you have to keep yourself safe. Would you want to get run over? Me neither! I would be sad if anyone got run over. Imagine if it was your family or friend. With a path on Snowmass Drive, no one would have to cross the road.

Many students bike and walk to school.

Students from Roaring Fork High School, Carbondale Middle School, and Crystal River Elementary School all need a safe way to travel to and from school! If you could stop a kid from getting hit by a car would you? That is why we need a bike path. It will keep kids safe.

Now you know why we need a path that connects Rio Grande Trail to Snowmass Drive. I hope you call town hall and help us build a new bike path. PLEASE call your town hall, that would be a great help..

Octaviano Uribe Orozco Lucy Stringer Alejandra Verdugo-Romero Maria Sanchez-Orellana Crystal River Elementary School

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